On this Day in Beatles' History
6.01pm, Thursday 16 July 2009 (4 years ago)Forty-five years after The Beatles' triumphant appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, Sir Paul McCartney performed an outdoor show above the studio's marquee for...
View ArticleWait is Almost Over
May 1997 Very soon, the 15 Days of Coaching Questions will end. Next coach of the Celtics? We'll know by tomorrow or Wednesday if, as it now appears, Rick Pitino will be moving his clipboards and...
View ArticleMacca v. Whacko Jacko
"Girlfriend" is a song written by Paul McCartney. McCartney thought of the song as one that Michael Jackson might like to record, and mentioned this to Jackson at a party in Hollywood. Jackson had...
View ArticlePitino is primed for Celtics
May 6, 1997Rick Pitino is on his way. Soon, possibly even today, he will be officially anointed the new basketball authority in Boston, courtesy of a 10-year, $ 70 million contract as coach and...
View ArticlePitino to be cornerstone in the rebuilding of the Celtics
May 7, 1997Hope returned to the storied Boston Celtics franchise yesterday after a decade of despair. And, new coach Rick Pitino promised, championships will follow."I am able now to take on what I...
View ArticlePitino is One of Us
May 1997 What's the Big Deal, you ask? Why is every local sports fan excited about the prospect of Rick Pitino coming to coach the Celtics?It's a big deal because Pitino is a dynamic, successful coach....
View ArticleNetworks stick to Rick
May 1997The Rick Pitino frenzy escalated on Hub channels yesterday, with Ch. 4's Bob Lobel declaring his move to coach the Celtics "a done thing," Bob Neumeier putting Pitino on-camera from an Atlanta...
View ArticleKentucky is a little blue
May 7, 1997University of Kentucky athletic director C.M. Newton is like a 1990s Will Rogers with a homespun phrase, but this time, Newton said, he had to read from a prepared text. There was too much...
View ArticleJan Volk is Out
May 7, 1997Many of those who drove, walked, or took the T to 151 Merrimac Street yesterday didn't want to be there. Many of them entered the building, boarded an elevator, and eventually stepped onto...
View ArticleIs that a Smile on Dee Brown's Face?
May 7, 1997Rick Pitino's ascension has at least one of his new players rethinking statements of the past. Suddenly, being a Boston Celtic doesn't sound so bad to Dee Brown."I can't wait," an enthused...
View ArticleIt's Not About the Money, Right, Rick?
May 1997It has become a matter of course for anyone in sports who has just landed a huge contract to point out that it is "not about the money." They will then tell you about how the job promises to be...
View ArticleStill No Decision from Bird
May 7, 1997The world was in turmoil. Rick Pitino was saying goodbye to the Wildcats of Kentucky. Blood was flowing in the Celtic offices at 151 Merrimac Street. The Indiana Pacers were dying to find...
View Article"You Can't Do Any Better than Working with John Lennon"
Paul has always missed working with John, notwithstanding what some people will tell you.
View ArticlePitino's 'honest' action speaks louder than his words
May 8, 1997Just a month ago, on a quick visit here to jack up sales of his book, Rick Pitino told a Boston writer the same thing he admitted telling a group of trusting kids."I can honestly say I'll be...
View ArticleGrampa Celtic Weighs In
May 7, 1997Bill Parcells was in New England, but not of it.Rick Pitino, two months ago, on the feasibility of coaching the Boston Celtics, now or ever: "Nobody will have to sell me on Boston. I love...
View ArticlePeter May Weighs In
May 7, 1997If Rick Pitino was at all misty-eyed about saying goodbye to Kentucky, wait till he sees the Celtics' payroll. Then he'll really have cause for a good cry.The new coach of the Celtics talked...
View ArticleAuerbach loses title of president
May 8, 1997The dismantling of the Boston Celtics continued yesterday with franchise icon Red Auerbach surrendering his title as president, more dismissals in the basketball department, the reassignment...
View ArticleLarry leaning toward coaching Pacers
May 8, 1997While the Indiana Pacers are fully expecting the arrival of Larry Bird as their new coach, the fact he had not given the club a final answer last night left the door open slightly for Bird...
View ArticlePitino to put wind in Celtics sales
May 8, 1997Business in and around the FleetCenter is expected to rebound next season now that Rick Pitino will call the plays from the fabled parquet for the Boston Celtics.The team's long slide to...
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